Tag: vb100
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11 out of 26 anti-virus products fail VB100 certification
VB reveals which products failed to meet VB100 certification criteria, and updated ‘RAP quadrant’ showing Reactive And Proactive detection abilities. Virus Bulletin has revealed the results of its latest VB100 certification test on Windows Server 2008. Of the 26 products tested 11 failed to achieve VB100 certification, all of the failures being at least in…
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Latest AV-Comparatives results released
Detection test shows most products improving. Testers at AV-Comparatives have released their latest set of results, with 16 products pitted against a massive set of over 1.6 million malicious samples. In general the products fared well, with all but one achieving the ‘Advanced’ or ‘Advanced+’ level. The standard across the tested products this time was…
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VB100 test on Windows Vista SP1 announced
Products to be tested on new update to Vista platform. VB has issued a call for submissions for the latest VB100 comparative review, which will test the performance of products available for the Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition platform (32-bit). The first service pack for the platform, due for public release next month, will be…
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VB100 update
Several issues resulting from recent Windows 2000 test cleared up. After a busy and drama-filled VB100 month, several issues arising from the test have been subject to further investigation. CA Anti-Virus , the home edition of CA ‘s product, was recorded missing some 20 samples from the WildList collection, although the corporate version, eTrust ,…
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VB100 NetWare update
Updated results for VB100 NetWare comparative. VB regrets that some erroneous results were recorded for Symantec AntiVirus 10 in last month’s comparative review on Novell NetWare 6.5 . The product was stated to have missed five samples from the polymorphic set – however it has since been discovered that, as a result of file-copying errors,…
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Wot, no comparative?
VB100 Netware comparative review delayed. VB apologises to those expecting to find a VB100 comparative review of products on Novell Netware in this month’s issue. Due to illness, VB ‘s technical consultant was unable to complete the testing process in time for the publication of this issue. However, readers can rest assured that the test…
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Latest VB100 announced
Products for 64-bit Windows Vista to be tested. VB has issued a call for submissions for the latest VB100 comparative review, with products for the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows Vista to be tried out under VB’s strict testing protocols. The deadline set for submissions is July 3rd, with testsets and test platforms frozen on…
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Erratum: VB100 Linux comparative
Dr.Web results corrected. Upon closer analysis of the latest set of VB100 test results (see VB, April 2007, p.11 ) VB has regrettably discovered some errors in the detection figures published for the Dr.Web product. A re-run of the tests demonstrated that the product was, in fact, capable of detecting all samples in the macro,…
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Dr.Web Linux VB100 update
Dr.Web test results recalculated. Upon closer analysis of the latest set of VB100 test results VB has regrettably discovered some errors in the detection figures shown for Doctor Web ‘s Dr.Web product. These errors were due to differences in the presentation of infections in certain filetypes within the Dr.Web logs, resulting in automated analysis tools…